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2010 Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon

2010 Mollydooker Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon

This style of wine will please many but I must first qualify that the many I speak of will not be the average Cabernet Sauvignon consumer. There are many dry red wines that have a lot of fruit flavor and may even make you think you are tasting a sweet wine, now multiply that by [...]

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2010 Mollydoooker “The Scooter” McLaren Vale Merlot

2010 Mollydoooker “The Scooter” McLaren Vale Merlot

If you have forgotten what really good merlot tastes like you should reacquaint yourself to this grape by buying a bottle of this Mollydooker and experiencing what merlot should be instead of that homogenized everyman wine that seems to be what a lot of bigger wineries are aiming for no matter what they charge per [...]

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2010 Plantagenet Omrah Western Australia Chardonnay

2010 Plantagenet Omrah Western Australia Chardonnay

This is a cool-climate Chardonnay from the Mount Barker township, a sub-district of the Great Southern region in Western Australia. Unoaked, this Chardonnay has zesty citrus, almond and pear notes with hints of grassy lemon-lime flavors leading to a clean mineral finish. For the price, it can’t be beat—excellent quality-to-price ratio. It pairs well with [...]

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2010 Mollydooker “Two Left Feet” McLaren Vale Shiraz

2010 Mollydooker “Two Left Feet” McLaren Vale Shiraz

This high fruit weight wine from the Marquis family who owns Mollydooker wines down in Australia has got a winner on their hands even if it does have two left feet. The wine blends 16% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance being some really great Shiraz fruit. The unique blend adds some depth [...]

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2010 Mollydooker “The Boxer” McLaren Vale Shiraz

2010 Mollydooker “The Boxer” McLaren Vale Shiraz

A broad expansive wine that is one of the smoothest Shiraz based wines I have tasted in a long time. I used to say when people would bash Australian wines that we rarely get to taste the best they have to offer because they keep them down there. I think this product proves me wrong [...]

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2010 Mollydooker “Blue Eyed Boy” McLaren Vale Shiraz

2010 Mollydooker “Blue Eyed Boy” McLaren Vale Shiraz

This is a straight up classic Syrah (or if you wish, “Shiraz”) paying homage to the location in the Middle East where this grape originated. True to form the black crimson color is exhibited similar to the juice of Oregon Marion Berry and those flavors carry through in the big scheme of things. Upfront are [...]

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